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but afghanistan is not kabul. afghanistan is the whole country. the villages, small towns, what is going to happen to that? we also recently, just two weeks ago, witnessed the incident with malala yousufzai, the 14 year-old little girl come and tell their 18 they are little girl, who was shot by the taliban in pakistan because she wanted to be educated, because she wanted to be blogger and was defined the taliban. and rather than expressing sadness about what happened, the taliban said they will be after her, no matter what. so in order to help us understand what is going on and what will be going on once -- we have with us a superb speaker. >> thank you. thank you and good morning, and nice to see everybody. and it's great to be here. and i'd like to thank wilson center for the interest for having me here, to be with you, and i hope that we'll have a conversation today to see how you can join us to educate the afghan population. to give you a little background on why i'm doing what i'm doing, and and it's a question that always comes up, and peop
but afghanistan is not kabul. afghanistan is the whole country. the villages, small towns, what is going to happen to that? we also recently, just two weeks ago, witnessed the incident with malala yousufzai, the 14 year-old little girl come and tell their 18 they are little girl, who was shot by the taliban in pakistan because she wanted to be educated, because she wanted to be blogger and was defined the taliban. and rather than expressing sadness about what happened, the taliban said they...
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we had that with the afghanistans when we organized the lawyer in born when we brought out all afghanistan parties and it was which led the discussion which is led the formation of the government. it was specific, it was well-focused. and so if you have that sort of approach, it could work, otherwise it could be quite messy. >> i'm going to make a final comment that i hope reflects the views of all of you but first just a housekeeping point. i would ask that after we have thanked kofi annan for being with us, you would all stay in your seats and let me escort him out. those of you who received invitations for the reception afterwards we'll be gathering very nearby. my final comment is this and it came to me while listening to kofi annan's end of this terrific conversation he's had with all of us. 67 years ago when the united nations was created and the position of secretary general was created it was no accident and happened for a reason that came up in this conversation that not very much power was invested in the position of secretary general of the united nations. kofi annan was many th
we had that with the afghanistans when we organized the lawyer in born when we brought out all afghanistan parties and it was which led the discussion which is led the formation of the government. it was specific, it was well-focused. and so if you have that sort of approach, it could work, otherwise it could be quite messy. >> i'm going to make a final comment that i hope reflects the views of all of you but first just a housekeeping point. i would ask that after we have thanked kofi...
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in afghanistan, they will be flying russian-made attack helicopters. so you're going to be in combat. >> yes. >> yup. >> reporter: are you ready for combat? >> i think we are ready for that. >> reporter: this has already been a long war. it's going to be a longer war. are you ready for a long war? >> yes. we come all the way 'til here. we will do it to the end. >> reporter: as you can see from their head scarves, they have not adopted american culture. after 18 months of it, they can't wait to get home. >> for sure, the first ones that we want to see is our family, our parents. my mom, i miss her so much. i don't know how to say that, i miss her. >> reporter: you can't help but be impressed. but you have to ask, what difference can two young women make? >> we want to be an example to stand for them. and we want to show them if we can do it, you all can do it. >> at first, our goal was to open the door. now we did open the door. >> reporter: you say, "open the door." open the door to what? >> to be a military woman, to help your country as a woman. >> t
in afghanistan, they will be flying russian-made attack helicopters. so you're going to be in combat. >> yes. >> yup. >> reporter: are you ready for combat? >> i think we are ready for that. >> reporter: this has already been a long war. it's going to be a longer war. are you ready for a long war? >> yes. we come all the way 'til here. we will do it to the end. >> reporter: as you can see from their head scarves, they have not adopted american culture....
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>>> the last american combat troops in afghanistan will leave at the end of 2014. the u.s. has been training the afghans to take over security. david martin introduces us to two unlikely afghans who have answered the call to defend their country. >> reporter: if you think of afghan women as down trodden and afghans not willing to fight for their own country, you need to meet these two women. >> we are afghans. we have to defend our country. >> reporter: they are the first two afghan women to go through the u.s. army's helicopter flight school in alabama. it required them to learn english before they could learn fly. >> we knew we would excel. it won't be easy on us. but we didn't know it was going to be this hard. >> reporter: barely into their 20s neither had been outside of afghanistan before. they have not been back for a year and a half. >> but now we are going back to our country with a big accomplishment. >> reporter: they've gone from learning to fly a steady hover which they say was the hardest thing to flying at night and will graduate next week. they are flying am
>>> the last american combat troops in afghanistan will leave at the end of 2014. the u.s. has been training the afghans to take over security. david martin introduces us to two unlikely afghans who have answered the call to defend their country. >> reporter: if you think of afghan women as down trodden and afghans not willing to fight for their own country, you need to meet these two women. >> we are afghans. we have to defend our country. >> reporter: they are the...
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that al qaeda core, which is in afghanistan and pakistan. the fact of the matter is that the real problem in afghanistan is the taliban. so the message is very, very mumbled and mixed, and i increasingly get confused what he's telling us. >> the reference is in the speech consistently and then they took it out. it got noticed not just by us but by others i'm sure. do you think the administration felt pressure to put it back in today? >> you know, i think the president is being consistent here, erin. the president has been relentless, this administration, in going after al qaeda, osama bin laden's al qaeda. the united states has made major inroads in the bush and obama administration in weakening al qaeda on the afghanistan/pakistan border, which is where al qaeda was when they attacked us on september 11th, 2001. it's true, of course, there are al qaeda affiliates or offshoot groups in places like somalia and yemen and mali in west africa. the battle against those groups certainly continues, but that doesn't diminish the considerable success
that al qaeda core, which is in afghanistan and pakistan. the fact of the matter is that the real problem in afghanistan is the taliban. so the message is very, very mumbled and mixed, and i increasingly get confused what he's telling us. >> the reference is in the speech consistently and then they took it out. it got noticed not just by us but by others i'm sure. do you think the administration felt pressure to put it back in today? >> you know, i think the president is being...
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and into the world we go here on ars he will stop with northern afghanistan where at least nineteen were killed when a roadside bomb detonated on the bus fifteen more were injured the passengers were traveling to a wedding at this point no one has claimed responsibility and it's not yet clear if indeed the wedding guests were the intended targets. the u.s. military chief in japan has imposed a night curfew on personnel it follows the arrest of two american officers suspected of raping a japanese woman on the southern island the u.s. military in japan has a history of alleged criminal behavior which would certainly cause tension between the states for decades. back to one of our top stories here on r.t. of the possible deal between b.p. and rosneft good to see you again. on the brink of becoming the biggest all. producer in the world yes that's right and it's going to cost billions that if the russian oil company does buy out b.p. out of a b.p. now the british company is now meeting in london to consider the offer. peter all of the has all the details for us. what we've seen recently is a
and into the world we go here on ars he will stop with northern afghanistan where at least nineteen were killed when a roadside bomb detonated on the bus fifteen more were injured the passengers were traveling to a wedding at this point no one has claimed responsibility and it's not yet clear if indeed the wedding guests were the intended targets. the u.s. military chief in japan has imposed a night curfew on personnel it follows the arrest of two american officers suspected of raping a...
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military reports on the war in afghanistan sergeant self earlier accused his home nation of betrayal and pandering to america which you claims wants him behind bars or even dead the way he did it has been holed up in ecuador's london embassy now for exactly four months and despite being granted political asylum by the south american nation he's unable to leave the building because of britain's threat of a media to arrest an extradition for more and julian assange has legal battles as well as all the episodes of his own interview show broadcast here on our t.v. just head to our website our team. hasn't been easy yet on t.v. . it is to get the maximum political impact. the source material is what helps keep journalism honest we. we wanted to present. something else. this is our libyan army units have launched an operation to clear out support of the old regime from the town of bani walid the area which used to be a colonel gadhafi stronghold has been under siege for the last two weeks thursday's attack on the city saw around a dozen people killed activists and journalists who can't cha
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we have trained 315 afghanistan soldiers already. it is time for them to step up and take responsibility of their own countries and for us to come home as we did in iraq. but governor romney and congressman ryan and made it clear, their willing to stay. they say that maybe we can leave in 2014. their phrase is it all depends. this shouldn't surprise you because everything with them is it depends, it depends on the moment, it depends on who they're talking to. it depends on in the case of governor romney what day of the week it is. i've never seen a man move on so many fundamental issues over a period of four to six years in my life. another place where the differences could not be more stark as the debate showed between our team and there team is on women's rights. [applause] president obama, as i've said repeatedly, the president and i are committed to one thing and no one should make any mistake about this for real, because some of you may not like what i'm about to say. but no one should make any mistake that we are committed to o
we have trained 315 afghanistan soldiers already. it is time for them to step up and take responsibility of their own countries and for us to come home as we did in iraq. but governor romney and congressman ryan and made it clear, their willing to stay. they say that maybe we can leave in 2014. their phrase is it all depends. this shouldn't surprise you because everything with them is it depends, it depends on the moment, it depends on who they're talking to. it depends on in the case of...
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should stay in afghanistan until we get the job done. how is he tried to distance himself from president obama's game plan? guest: again, from what you just read, i do not see if there is a demonstrable difference. governor romney has criticized the administration for withdrawing u.s. troops from iraq to soon, thinking the residual force should have remained longer. let's remember, this is not just the united states. there are sovereign, independent countries with their own governments. if the iraqis or the afghans say thank you very much, but we do not want you hear any more, there is not a lot and the administration can do about it. again, the administration put the plan and that of all of the nato right now is to -- administration's plan and that of all of nato is to pull out combat troops by 2014, and it is not clear whether romney thinks that should be changed. host: let's listen to comments governor romney made recently about foreign policy. [video clip] >> in afghanistan, i will pursue a real and successful transition to afghan se
should stay in afghanistan until we get the job done. how is he tried to distance himself from president obama's game plan? guest: again, from what you just read, i do not see if there is a demonstrable difference. governor romney has criticized the administration for withdrawing u.s. troops from iraq to soon, thinking the residual force should have remained longer. let's remember, this is not just the united states. there are sovereign, independent countries with their own governments. if the...
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or the heading now into northern afghanistan to start of the r.t. world update it's where nineteen people were killed when a roadside bomb detonated under a passing bus fifteen more were injured and the passengers were traveling to a wedding at this point no one has claimed responsibility it's not even clear yet if the wedding guests were the intended victims. suspected al qaeda government have attacked a military base in southern yemen killing at least thirteen soldiers and losing the same number of their own men the battle started with a car bomb blast before militants continued their offensive on the coastal base from sea the region has seen fierce fighting between the army and al-qaeda as the country tries to control the militants. the u.s. military chief in japan has imposed a night curfew on the personnel it follows the arrest of two american officers suspected of raping a japanese woman on the southern island the u.s. military in japan has a history of alleged criminal behavior which has caused tension between the states for decades. that in
or the heading now into northern afghanistan to start of the r.t. world update it's where nineteen people were killed when a roadside bomb detonated under a passing bus fifteen more were injured and the passengers were traveling to a wedding at this point no one has claimed responsibility it's not even clear yet if the wedding guests were the intended victims. suspected al qaeda government have attacked a military base in southern yemen killing at least thirteen soldiers and losing the same...
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show security contractors in afghanistan partying themselves into oblivion getting drunk and stoned even shooting up on prescription drugs these are the same guys that are part of a forty seven million dollars government contract to train the afghan police force well for this for more on this i was joined by j.d. to chile managing editor of reason twenty four seven news i first asked him why there isn't more oversight over defense contracts take a look. well you said yourself there's billions of dollars flowing through here there's so much money flowing if you're here but overseeing it all is absolutely impossible clinton billions of dollars being spent on wars in afghanistan iraq. operations elsewhere and in africa you know north africa and so forth along the way people can start skimming money off and then money is going to be substantial because so much money is flowing through the works now we just looked at a few examples there some of them are particularly humiliating but how much do you how widespread do you think this this problem is. well in terms of the money i think that the c
show security contractors in afghanistan partying themselves into oblivion getting drunk and stoned even shooting up on prescription drugs these are the same guys that are part of a forty seven million dollars government contract to train the afghan police force well for this for more on this i was joined by j.d. to chile managing editor of reason twenty four seven news i first asked him why there isn't more oversight over defense contracts take a look. well you said yourself there's billions...
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military reports on the war in afghanistan assad himself earlier to use his home nation of betrayal and pandering to america which playing sports and behind bars even day weekend has been holed up in ecuador's london membership for exactly four months now despite being granted political asylum by the south american nation is unable to leave the building because of the threat of an immediate arrest and extradition for more legal battles as well as all the episodes of his own interview show broadcast here marti at our website party talk. now to other international news and brief central to his square is occupied by several thousand protesters angry president morsi and his supporters are trying to dominate the drawing up of a new constitution that follows violence last week backers clashed with anti government activists leaving dozens injured one hundred member assembly writing the new charter is packed with the mists from the muslim brotherhood who support the president. at least nineteen people were killed in northern afghanistan when a roadside bomb detonated under a passing bus fifteen
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afghanistan. arab spring uprising. i want to start with libya. you know that will be a big topic on monday night. the pew poll found that only 29% approve of the president's handling of the attack. what does he need to say to shift public opinion here? >> the president has to answer the question about what the intelligence showed before the attack and what might or might not have been done differently to improve the security around benghazi. to some degree, the libya incident, i think, has limited utility for governor romney because in the end, americans are accustomed to the fact that sometimes attacks happen and you simply can't be on alert everywhere at all times. remember the attack on the lebanon -- in lebanon that happened during the reagan administration that killed more than 240 americans. 9/11 happened during the bush administration. with each of these, people go back and try to examine the intel. i think americans understand that it's hard to be on alert 24/7 everywhere. >> let's talk about the middle east overall. extreme volatility in
afghanistan. arab spring uprising. i want to start with libya. you know that will be a big topic on monday night. the pew poll found that only 29% approve of the president's handling of the attack. what does he need to say to shift public opinion here? >> the president has to answer the question about what the intelligence showed before the attack and what might or might not have been done differently to improve the security around benghazi. to some degree, the libya incident, i think,...
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military reports on the war in afghanistan sergeant self earlier accused his home nation of betrayal and pandering to america which he claims one simple find bars are even dead the wiki leaks has been holed up in ecuador's london embassy for exactly four months now despite being granted political asylum by the south american nation he's unable to leave the building because of britain's threat of arrest or extradition for more and julian assange has legal battles as well as the episodes of his interview program that was broadcast here on r.t. go to our website r.t. dot com. and straight to cairo now to start of the r.t. world update it's the central square there of course to reus where and now occupied by several thousand protesters angry of president morsi and his supporters for trying to dominate the drawing up of a new constitution it follows violence last week when morsi is backers classed with anti government activists leaving dozens injured the one hundred member assembly writing the new charter is picked scuse me is full of people from the islamist party of the muslim brotherho
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security contractor in afghanistan against their own colleagues. the men say this amateur video proves the drinking put others in harm's way and damaged relations with the afghan people. it's all part of a whistleblower lawsuit. brian todd has more for you. >> reporter: staggering around half naked, seemingly drunk, wrestling, shouting at the man videotaping them. >> [ bleep ]! >> reporter: this is amateur video from earlier this year of people working for an american security contractor in kabul, afghanistan. this man identified as the country's security manager for the contracting firm george scientific. >> it reminded me of any times i visited my friends going to college that were in fraternities. the parties at the frat houses were out of control. >> reporter: john nelson is one of two former employees filing a seven-pig lawsuit against the firm for allegedly committing fraud against the u.s. government. they say they were harassed for trying to blow the whistle. the company denies that. they allege rampant drinking, drug use, the misuse of fir
security contractor in afghanistan against their own colleagues. the men say this amateur video proves the drinking put others in harm's way and damaged relations with the afghan people. it's all part of a whistleblower lawsuit. brian todd has more for you. >> reporter: staggering around half naked, seemingly drunk, wrestling, shouting at the man videotaping them. >> [ bleep ]! >> reporter: this is amateur video from earlier this year of people working for an american security...
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for a wilson center form on protecting women and girls in afghanistan. the national academy of sciences hosts a discussion on the process of election polling and forecasting. that's live at 2 p.m. eastern. >> a couple live campaign events to tell you about today on our companion network c-span. vice president joe biden will be in sun city florida just after 11:45 a.m. eastern. then at 4:45 p.m. new jersey governor chris christie campaigns for mitt romney and richmond, virginia. >> i have to be honest with you, i love these debates. these things are great. and i think it's interesting that the president still doesn't have an agenda for a second term. don't you think that it's time for him to finally put together a vision of what he would do in the next four years if he were elected? it's got to come up with that over this weekend because there's only one debate left on monday. >> so let's recap what we learned last night. his tax plan doesn't add up. his jobs plan doesn't create jobs. his deficit reduction plan adds to the deficit. so, iowa, everybody her
for a wilson center form on protecting women and girls in afghanistan. the national academy of sciences hosts a discussion on the process of election polling and forecasting. that's live at 2 p.m. eastern. >> a couple live campaign events to tell you about today on our companion network c-span. vice president joe biden will be in sun city florida just after 11:45 a.m. eastern. then at 4:45 p.m. new jersey governor chris christie campaigns for mitt romney and richmond, virginia. >> i...
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i want to begin with the job in afghanistan. what was the job in afghanistan that you wanted? >> well, i had applied to be the program coordinator for a new ogram that we had in afghanistan, the cultural support teams which were female engagement teams that were engaging with afghan women and afghan locals in afghanistan. and i applied for the position, been accepted for it and shortly before my deployment, i was told that they had decided i was not qualified for the position. >> three weeks. three weeks before you leave you're told your assignment is canceled. what was the explanation you got? >> well, i was told that i was -- that the positions weren't available, and then that i was not qualified. to different stories from different people. >> so on the one hand you can just be frustrated and angry, but just go along. on the other hand, you can take this to the level in which you've taken it, which is sue. why sue? >> well, actually, that wasn't what precipitated the lawsuit. that was one instance. what really precipitated it was my understanding and knowledge of what women
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i said we'd end the war in afghanistan and we are. i said we'd phoning us on the terrorists that attacked us on 9/11 and we have and osama bin laden is dead. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: the president has held a wide lead on foreign policy in polls but that has narrowed substantially in recent days. bill: thank you. from the state department there. martha: for more on what to expect in the third and final presidential debate which happens monday night we welcome chris wallace. the anchor of "fox news sunday" good to see you. >> good morning. martha: when you take a look at the two gentlemen i was fascinated to see them yuck it up in their white ties. what do you expect after having seen two debates will happen on monday night. >> i'm happy both will be seated. they aren't going to be at two different poed kwrupls but the dave podiums. but they will be seated at the table with a moderator. they may get to each other's grill but they won't be able to get in each other's face, which may be a good idea. martha: we had mike huckabee
i said we'd end the war in afghanistan and we are. i said we'd phoning us on the terrorists that attacked us on 9/11 and we have and osama bin laden is dead. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: the president has held a wide lead on foreign policy in polls but that has narrowed substantially in recent days. bill: thank you. from the state department there. martha: for more on what to expect in the third and final presidential debate which happens monday night we welcome chris wallace. the...
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record what we've been able to do is to say we ended the war in iraq, we're winding down the war in afghanistan, we've gone after al-qaida and its leadership. it's true al-qaida's still active at least sort of remnants of it are staging in other parts of middle east and sometimes you have to make tough calls but you can do so in a way that's consistent with international and american law. >> jon: within that, as it ratchets down, i think people have been surprised to see the strength of the bush era warrantless wire-tapping law and those things not also be lessened. the things he put in place people thought were government overreach and that maybe they had the mind you would perhaps tone down you haven't. >> well, the truth is we actually have modified them and built a legal structure and safeguards that are in place. they're not real sexy issues. >> jon: you don't know what i find sexy. [laughter] >> let me put it this way, i saw you clash with that thing so i know what you've been reading but... we're not going go there. >> jon: i appreciate that. >> i'm still the president. >> jon: i underst
record what we've been able to do is to say we ended the war in iraq, we're winding down the war in afghanistan, we've gone after al-qaida and its leadership. it's true al-qaida's still active at least sort of remnants of it are staging in other parts of middle east and sometimes you have to make tough calls but you can do so in a way that's consistent with international and american law. >> jon: within that, as it ratchets down, i think people have been surprised to see the strength of...
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wrote sitting in a hotel room in, oh, whatever year that was, 01, i guess, when we started bombing afghanistan. these are short poems on the afghan war. 1, small bones of mountain children in the snow. two, bags of rice burst open, burlap flaps in the wind. even the label, usa, is fading. three, we air drop transistor radios. can you eat them? will they keep you warm? this one is called les american, october 5, 2001. we are feral, rare as mountain wolves. our hearts are pure and stupid. we go down, pitted against our own. there's one other short thing. we gathered there frequently, old scholars, printers, book collectors, old and young writers pass through the place on any given afternoon. all kinds of activity came to the shop in the years i worked there. they were the early years of the black awareness, robert williams was active in south carolina. there was a period of time when the cot in the back of the store was a drop off for various disassembled armaments. sometimes someone we didn't know would put something under the mattress, making the cot unusable for several days. someone would co
wrote sitting in a hotel room in, oh, whatever year that was, 01, i guess, when we started bombing afghanistan. these are short poems on the afghan war. 1, small bones of mountain children in the snow. two, bags of rice burst open, burlap flaps in the wind. even the label, usa, is fading. three, we air drop transistor radios. can you eat them? will they keep you warm? this one is called les american, october 5, 2001. we are feral, rare as mountain wolves. our hearts are pure and stupid. we go...
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the nato secretary-general has denied rumors of an early troop withdrawal from afghanistan. he confirmed the u.s.-led forces will remain in place until the end of 2014. he said some troops could stay on even later to help train afghan security forces. and then nearly 70 japanese politicians including two top cabinet ministers have visited the controversial war shrine, a move that is likely to further sour relations with china and south korea. those countries point out that the shrine honors not only japan's war dead but also convicted war criminals. >> nokia has reported a quarterly loss of nearly 1 billion euros. the finnish was once the leading handset makers but has recently struggled in the smartphone market. the internationally acclaimed turkish pianist has gone on trial in istanbul for insulting lam d fendinguslims i mm hetwitr. >>n nies the charges and says he is amazed convicted.eeeou free world thrown out. starsd we should joy h mic. this govnment shouof iul and ri. o t tweet mtrsaing r rocky t tleveife re cviedndento jai exebary. >>inrend the ish h lo sef i ld. uno
the nato secretary-general has denied rumors of an early troop withdrawal from afghanistan. he confirmed the u.s.-led forces will remain in place until the end of 2014. he said some troops could stay on even later to help train afghan security forces. and then nearly 70 japanese politicians including two top cabinet ministers have visited the controversial war shrine, a move that is likely to further sour relations with china and south korea. those countries point out that the shrine honors not...
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a party of wedding doors has been hit by a roadside bomb in northern afghanistan, killing at least 15 people. police say it is not clear whether they were the intended targets. taliban activity there has been on the increase. china has been conducting naval exercises in the east china sea. it is a clear warning in japan of the tension between the countries. trade between the countries has already been disrupted friday disagreement. prince eelam is married in the belgian princess in a civil ceremony. there is a guest list of 800. there are some local specialties as well as many sponge cake said to be the favorite of the grooms mother. let me update you on the teenage pakistani girl shot and had at by the time to buy -- shot in the head by the taliban after campaigning for women's rights. she is apparently in the uk. the medical director at the hospital is giving us an update. gregg's and got out of the woods. having said that, she is -- >> not out of the woods. having said that, she is communicating very freely. and she is writing. she has a tracheotomy tube in because her air was swol
a party of wedding doors has been hit by a roadside bomb in northern afghanistan, killing at least 15 people. police say it is not clear whether they were the intended targets. taliban activity there has been on the increase. china has been conducting naval exercises in the east china sea. it is a clear warning in japan of the tension between the countries. trade between the countries has already been disrupted friday disagreement. prince eelam is married in the belgian princess in a civil...
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because then interests, maybe, maybe the culture difference, but today, russia is so chose to pakistan, afghanistan, iran, iraq, yes, syria, not that close to libya, but egypt, but still quite close, and i think strategically it is maybe all in all a wrong moment to go totally apart and america goes this way and russia this way. and also strategically which is two different things. >> rose: the role russia plays in terms of withdrawal from afghanistan and other issues, thank you for coming. pleasure to see you. good luck friday night at the big concert. i am fascinated by pain. >> he is ex-military, special forces. >> trying to make somebody hurt. >> wants somebody to pay, he wants the world to suffer. >> >> you are sick and twisted. >> dr. cross, you are taking this personally. >> by the way you have a very pretty wife. >> she looks stunning. >> you heard his voice. i will go to hell before he lets me take the one i love from me. >> where would you be. >> he is already in the building. move! >> let me see your hands. >> come on, now, you can give me better than that. >> rose: i am pleased to have
because then interests, maybe, maybe the culture difference, but today, russia is so chose to pakistan, afghanistan, iran, iraq, yes, syria, not that close to libya, but egypt, but still quite close, and i think strategically it is maybe all in all a wrong moment to go totally apart and america goes this way and russia this way. and also strategically which is two different things. >> rose: the role russia plays in terms of withdrawal from afghanistan and other issues, thank you for...
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. >> the latest tour had him in afghanistan for the past ten months. >>> stay with us this morning, she had big plans after college graduation. however, all of that changed. it was put on hold because africanser diagnose nice this morning as we count down to the komen race, meet brigette spence. >> and also ahead, spend hours shopping for the right dress but she never got to wear it. we will tell you why the teen was not allowed to go to a homecoming dance. i've always been lucky. flew 37 bombing missions over germany. made it home every time. i'm lucky to have good friends who are all still around, and we're all lucky to have a friend named ben. ben's protected our medicare and veterans' benefits. and he's helping my 13 grandchildren afford college. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i'm honored to approve this message. >>> you're watching the station that works for you, now, good morning maryland. >> this is just creepy a man is caught on his came that that he used to secretly video tape women in howard county. now police are look for the guy. we wi
. >> the latest tour had him in afghanistan for the past ten months. >>> stay with us this morning, she had big plans after college graduation. however, all of that changed. it was put on hold because africanser diagnose nice this morning as we count down to the komen race, meet brigette spence. >> and also ahead, spend hours shopping for the right dress but she never got to wear it. we will tell you why the teen was not allowed to go to a homecoming dance. i've always been...
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especialmente los soldados, que fue la investigación principal, para ayudar a los soldados que regresan de afghanistan e irak con lesiones en la cara. >>g racias doctor, y por su gran talento, espero que muchos se beneficien de este avance, desde acá lo aplaudimos, muchas gracias, gracias por acompañarnos. >> para enterarse de más noticias siganos en twitter, pasamos contigo pamela. >> tenemos mucha más información para darle, un hombre pone a la venta uno de sus riñones. una anciana pierde a su e plan terrorista contemplaba la muerte de mujeres y niqos en nueva york.realizan simulacros de terremotos en varias zonas del pais.convierten vagones de trenes en viviendas en texas. buenas tardes, les habla felix de bedout.un estudiante de bangladesh detenido tras una trampa tendida por el fbi dijo que moririan niqos y mujeres por su planeado y frustrado ataque contra el banco de la reserva federal.millones de personas en varias regiones del pais participan en simulacros de sismos que se realizan en escuelas, edificios y oficinas para conocer que deben hacer en caso de un terremoto real.dos hermanos en
especialmente los soldados, que fue la investigación principal, para ayudar a los soldados que regresan de afghanistan e irak con lesiones en la cara. >>g racias doctor, y por su gran talento, espero que muchos se beneficien de este avance, desde acá lo aplaudimos, muchas gracias, gracias por acompañarnos. >> para enterarse de más noticias siganos en twitter, pasamos contigo pamela. >> tenemos mucha más información para darle, un hombre pone a la venta uno de sus...
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. >>> at least 15 people have been killed in afghanistan and 18 hurt after the mini bus they were riding in was hit by a roadside bomb. this happened in the country's northern province. the men, women, and children were all traveling to aed wedding. officials say they do expect the number of casualties to increase. this area has seen more taliban activity in recent years, but no one at this point has claimed responsibility. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> with just 18 days to go until the election, president obama is maintaining a lead in two key batting lgroupd states. he holds an eight-point lead over mitt romney in iowa with over 50% of likely voters. in wisconsin, mr. obama has a six-point lead, 51% to 45%. the poll also showed 95% of voters in most states made up their minds before the most recent debate. >>> the president will head to virginia today, another key battle ground state. he'll speak at george washington university in fairfax. it will be his second trip to the campus in just two weeks. you can expect congestion and detours if you're traveling to the area th
. >>> at least 15 people have been killed in afghanistan and 18 hurt after the mini bus they were riding in was hit by a roadside bomb. this happened in the country's northern province. the men, women, and children were all traveling to aed wedding. officials say they do expect the number of casualties to increase. this area has seen more taliban activity in recent years, but no one at this point has claimed responsibility. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> with...
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in afghanistan, president hamid karzai insisted today his country's military and police can take over full responsibility for security sooner than scheduled, if the coalition leaves early. karzai spoke in kabul, after meeting with nato secretary- general anders fogh rasmussen. >> afghans are ready to expedite the process of transition if necessary and are willing as well, so this is in all aspects good news for us and good news for nato. >> sreenivasan: 104,000 nato troops are currently stationed in afghanistan, including 68,000 americans. the current plan calls for foreign combat troops to leave by the end of 2014. rasmussen said the alliance remains committed to that timetable. some 14 million americans practiced today for what to do when an earthquake hits. they took part in an annual drill dubbed the "great shakeout." students like these in charlotte, north carolina got under their desks, covered their heads and held onto something sturdy to help minimize injuries during shaking. most of the participants were in california, but maryland, virginia and the district of columbia also
in afghanistan, president hamid karzai insisted today his country's military and police can take over full responsibility for security sooner than scheduled, if the coalition leaves early. karzai spoke in kabul, after meeting with nato secretary- general anders fogh rasmussen. >> afghans are ready to expedite the process of transition if necessary and are willing as well, so this is in all aspects good news for us and good news for nato. >> sreenivasan: 104,000 nato troops are...
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in afghanistan, president hamid karzai insisted today his untry's military and police can take over fulls responsibility for security sooner than scheduled, if the coalition leaves early. karzai spoke in kabul, after meeting with nato secretary- general anders fogh rasmussen. >> afghans are ready to expedite the process of transition if necessary and are willing as well, so this is in all aspects good news for us and good news fo no.at >> sreenivasan: 104,000 nato troops are currently stationed in afghanistan, including 68,000 americans. the current plan calls for foreign combat troops to leave by the end of 2014. rasmussen said the alliance remains committed to that timetable. some 14 million americans practiced today for what to do when an earthquake hits. they took part in an annual drill dubbed the "great shakeout." students like these in charlotte, north carolina got under their desks, covered their heads and held onto something sturdy to help minimize injuries during shaking. most of the participants were in california, but maryland, virginia and the district of columbia also joined
in afghanistan, president hamid karzai insisted today his untry's military and police can take over fulls responsibility for security sooner than scheduled, if the coalition leaves early. karzai spoke in kabul, after meeting with nato secretary- general anders fogh rasmussen. >> afghans are ready to expedite the process of transition if necessary and are willing as well, so this is in all aspects good news for us and good news fo no.at >> sreenivasan: 104,000 nato troops are...
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i said we would end the war in afghanistan. we are. i said we would focus on the terrorist that attacked us on 9/11, and we have. al qaeda is on the path to defeat. osama bin laden is dead. four years ago i promised cut taxes for middle class families, and i have. i promised to cut tacks for small business owners. we have 18 times. we got every dime from banks that we used to rescue those banks. we've passed laudz to end taxpayer funded wall street bail-outs for good. we repeal don't ask don't tell to make sure that nobody that wants to serve our country gets kicked out because of who they love. four years after the economic crisis of our lifetime, we're moving. after losing 800,000 jobs a month, when i took office, businesses have now added over 5 million new jobs. unemployment has fallen. home values are back on the rise. stock market has nearly doubled. 401ks are starting to recover. manufacturing is coming home. assembly lines are humming again. we've got to keep moving forward. we've got to keep moving forward. it's not a sales pi
i said we would end the war in afghanistan. we are. i said we would focus on the terrorist that attacked us on 9/11, and we have. al qaeda is on the path to defeat. osama bin laden is dead. four years ago i promised cut taxes for middle class families, and i have. i promised to cut tacks for small business owners. we have 18 times. we got every dime from banks that we used to rescue those banks. we've passed laudz to end taxpayer funded wall street bail-outs for good. we repeal don't ask don't...